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Friday-Saturday, April 13-14, 2018

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Space is limited so we encourage you to register early.Looking forward to seeing you in April.

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Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry, is the director of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She established the Traumatic Stress Service and the Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program, services that specialize in the treatment and research of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related comorbid disorders. She currently holds the Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests focus on studying the neurobiology of PTSD and treatment outcome research examining various pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods. She has authored more than 100 published papers and chapters in the field of traumatic stress and is currently funded by several federal funding agencies. She regularly lectures on the topic of PTSD nationally and internationally. She has recently published a book Healing the Traumatized Self: Consciousness, Neuroscience, & Treatment with Paul Frewen.

Challenging Moments in Trauma Treatment: Working with Complex Dissociation

A two-day workshop with Dr. Ruth Lanius

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Friday-Saturday, April 13-14, 2018

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION & EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

This workshop will describe the effects of complex dissociation arising from developmental trauma on mind, brain, and body and the devastating effects it can have on interpersonal relationships, leaving the traumatized individual feeling disembodied, isolated and estranged. The workshop will outline challenging moments in therapy related to dissociation, including working with dissociative flashbacks, voice hearing, chronic out of body states, self-mutilation, severe emotional numbing, as well as compartmentalization of emotion and related self-states. The neurobiology underlying chronic traumatization will be described and related to the phenomenology of traumatized individuals who experience dissociative symptomatology. Clinical case examples will be utilized to illustrate relevant concepts throughout the lecture; experiential exercises and role play will be used to illustrate key clinical interventions.

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Educational ObjectivesAt the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Recognize, assess, and treat the dissociative and non-dissociative aspects of each of the four dimensions of consciousness, including time, thought, body, and emotion.

Apply neuroscientifically-informed treatment interventions for dissociative aspects of each of the four dimensions of consciousness, including time, thought, body, and emotion will be described using patient examples.

Understand through experiential exercises and role plays how to make use of attachment resources, mind/body techniques, and internal voices

SCHEDULE

Friday-Saturday, April 13-14, 2018

8:15-9:00 AM Registration 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Workshop

Two 15 min. breaks.

1.5 hour lunch on your own.

Coffee, tea, and light refreshments provided throughout the day.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

The course is suitable for all counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, health and social care professionals practicing in health, education and social care settings and in private practice, and who have a core professional training. It is suitable for therapists working in all modalities.

COST

Early Bird Pricing (Until March 16)

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Regular Registration (For Licensed Professionals): $250

Degree Conferred/Unlicensed (For Professionals with a degree, but not yet licensed): $200

Student/Military Registration: $150

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After March 17 to April 13

Regular Registration (For Licensed Professionals): $275

Degree Conferred/Unlicensed (For Professionals with a degree, but not yet licensed): $225